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Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by gatorchamps960608, Oct 28, 2024.

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  1. Oct 28, 2024 #41
    slocala

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    If Trump loses on Election Day, he is certainly entitled to his dispute in the Court, no different than our Country afforded him already.

    If Harris loses, I think the Dems are more Hamlet by nature;

    “Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
    The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
    Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, […]”
     
  2. Oct 28, 2024 #42
    mrhansduck

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    I see no reason to think Trump wouldn't try it again if it doesn't go his away. A significant number - if not most - Republicans would probably embrace the lies about widespread voter fraud yet again. That gives him a lot of power and leverage within the party, particularly since the last thing Republicans want is infighting about whether to move on from Trump.
     
  3. Oct 28, 2024 #43
    AndyGator

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    I see no doubt. Trump and MAGA rhetoric are openly bracing (and probably planning) for violence when they lose.
     
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  4. Oct 28, 2024 #44
    pkaib01

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    disappointing.
     
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  5. Oct 28, 2024 #45
    mrhansduck

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    Yeah. Trump called the 2012 election a sham. In the 2016 primary, he accused Cruz of stealing votes. That's just how casually he throws around serious accusations with no evidence. He subsequently claimed he got more popular votes than Hillary but that millions of illegal immigrants voted for her. We know what happened next in 2020. Perhaps his lies are mostly about his ego, but maybe just as likely that fomenting distrust in American elections pleases his authoritarian friends.
     
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  6. Oct 28, 2024 #46
    GatorJMDZ

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    I will thoroughly enjoy listening to MAGA Nation whine, gnash their teeth, and threaten to move to another country...like Arkansas... when Trump loses. I draw the line at violence. What happened on Jan6 was a hundred thousand fold worse than anything you can claim a Dem did after losing.

    I will always loudly complain when a candidate wins the election after losing the popular vote by millions of votes. Too much power to too many states normal people don't want to live in.
     
  7. Oct 28, 2024 #47
    gatorchamps960608

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    A couple of things...

    1. The narcissistic wound of taking a major loss is hard for him to take. Look at how he keeps denying the results of the Kamala debate and the things she said like people leaving his rallies early. It lives rent free in his head.

    2. As a sleazy businessman, if he loses out on a deal or a sale, that's just when the trying harder kicks in. You bribe, threaten and harass the person who told you no to try and change the outcome. You don't just accept the L and walk away. He applies the same actions to a lost election.
     
  8. Oct 28, 2024 #48
    uftaipan

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    Well, that’s a straight answer. I’ll give you that.
     
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